Amend refers to the formal process of making changes to existing statutes, laws, or pleadings without abolishing them. This process is essential in both legislative and legal contexts to reflect evolving necessities or correct errors.
The Constitution is the fundamental principles of law by which a government is created and a country is administered. In Western democratic theory, it is a mandate from the people in their sovereign capacity, concerning how they shall be governed. It is distinguished from a statute, which is a rule decided by legislative representatives and is subject to limitations of the constitution.
A detailed examination of double and treble damages, involving compensation amounts doubled or tripled in legal judgments as punitive measures for certain injuries.
